Mike Krauser

3 weeks ago | audacy.com | Mike Krauser

Necropsies will be performed on four peregrine falcon chicks that hatched recently on a building at the University of Illinois at Chicago and were found dead last week. The Chicago Peregrine Program shared the news on social media under the headline "Heavy Hearts."Writing, "it is with deep regret that we announce the loss of Chicago's UIC peregrine chicks."The cause of their deaths is unclear. Mary Hennen, the director of the Peregrine Program, says the adults seem to be fine.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Mike Krauser

Friends and family of a long-time classical pianist and teacher from Chicago's south side are appealing to the public to consider being a kidney donor for the 88-year-old woman. "I never thought that I would find myself in this kind of situation but one never knows what life's going to hand you," said Yvonne Huntley. "I would like very much to continue to be a part of the musical world in Chicago, I have work to do."We met Huntley in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Sitting behind a keyboard.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Mike Krauser

An endangered piping plover pair on a beach in Waukegan have joined their counterparts on Montrose Beach in Chicago and elsewhere on the Great Lakes with little ones on the way. The piping plovers are named Blaze and Pepper. Blaze is the female. The Lake County Audubon Society says they now have four eggs in their clutch or nest on a private beach in Waukegan. They arrived two weeks ago on the same beach on the same day where they had three chicks last year. One wintered in Florida.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Mike Krauser

The City of Chicago today joined a national initiative becoming a "Purple Heart City."Signs have been unveiled on LaSalle Street at the entrance to City Hall and at the site of Fort Dearborn, at Michigan and Wacker reading "Chicago Illinois Purple Heart City."The include the silhouette of George Washington on a purple background inside a gold heart-shaped medal. "The Purple Heart started in 1782 by George Washington," said Retired Lt. Col.

1 month ago | audacy.com | Mike Krauser

A 15-year-old Michigan boy who was missing for 9 days was found safe on Friday evening in Chicago. Glenn Brown had been last seen on May 7 th, walking into a wooded area in Calhoun County, near Battle Creek. He seemed to have vanished. There was an extensive search, lasting for more than a week. It included the use of drones, K9 teams and volunteers. The boy was captured at one point in a wooded area on a trail camera. He was also captured on a Ring camera.